Retail sales in the US jumped 0.6% month-over-month in February 2026, rebounding from a 0.1% drop in January and above forecasts of a 0.5% gain. It is the strongest performance in seven months. Sales rose at department stores (3%), health and personal care (2.3%), clothing (2%).
#EconSky #PreWar

An old black and white photogrpah of a 2-8-2 'mikado' type steam locomotive, with 1914 on the tender, next to a water tower The 1914 was one of 25 (1900-1924) 2-8-2's built for the C&EI by the American Locomotive Company at Dunkirk, New York in September of 1912. It was equipped with 63" diameter drive wheels and 28" x 30" cylinders. It was sold for scrap in August of 1949.

Chicago & Eastern Illinois class N-4 2-8-2 Mikado-type #1914 at Yard Center.
#trains #history #photography #blackandwhite #30s #40s #1940s #wartime #prewar #postwar #steam #locomotive #mikado #chicago #yard #eastern #illinois

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I have been diving deeper into prewar menkos, in particular ones from the silent film era. Most depict films or stars from that time, but this one is different. Fantastic and creepy. Circa 1922 #cardsky #prewar #cinema

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Bureau de Change enlivens Trace #apartment block with pink panels
Architecture studio has updated a 1980s apt block in #London, revitalising its facade with pink concrete panels made from #demolition #waste

#Green #Reuse #Design
#PreWar #Environmental #Redesign
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Curly-haired boy, tooth missing, looking at camera.

July 1939: nearly 9 yrs old.

#photography #portrait #bw #child #monochrome #film #prewar #childhood #filmphotography #portraitphotography #posed #bwphotography #Ireland #northern #1930s

Robert A.M. Stern, Architect Who Reinvented Prewar Splendor, Dies at 86

#RIP #AMERICAN 232) #Robert A.M. #Stern, #American #Architect #Who #Reinvented #Prewar #Splendor, #Dies #pulmonary #illness #November 27, 2025 at 86 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/a...

1922 Shooting Gallery on the North side of Market St. between Leavenworth & City Hall Ave. Dec. 1922

1937-12-21 Slot machine raid, 118 First Street

1932-02-23 Sergeant Theobald McCarthy, raid

1936-04-03 Helen Allen, pinball slot machine

pinball, slot machine, and shooting gallery pictures from the Berkeley Library digital collections
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#retroarcade #pinball #slotmachine #scans #prewar #shootinggallery

Automatic World 1934-10

Piccadilly Junior pinball

Drop Kick pinball

cannon fire pinball

a treasure trove for prewar pinball fans:
scans of Automatic World 1933-02, 1933-11&12, 1934-10
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#retroarcade #pinball #automaticworld #scans #prewar #arcade

#PreWar #subsidies to #farmers from current @Historytoday

Port of Shadows – Studio Canal 4-Star Blu-ray Review Marcel Carné’s 1938 classic Le Quai des brumes (Port of Shadows) tells the story of an army deserter, played by Jean Gabin, who makes his way to the mist-shrouded port of Le Havre — a place that se…

I review the #1938 #prewar #french #drama #portofshadows available now on #bluray and #dvd from @studiocanaluk

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scans: The Billboard 1936-04-11 & 1936-11-28
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#retroarcade #scans #billboard #prewar #pinball #slotmachine #jukebox #musiccharts

Brand new they cost £475 pound, now the international goes for about £150,000.
#astonmartin #prewar #uk

Reuse 60s US Embassy 🇺🇸
GENIUS!
London studio #DavidChipperfield Architects has converted the former #USEmbassy building in #Mayfair, created by #architect #EeroSaarinen, into a #hotel designed as a "palace on the park".
#HistoricBuildings #Redesign #Design #PreWar

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Automatic World 1932-06

Juggle Ball pinball ad

Automatic World 1932-11

Goofy pinball ad

hot prewar arcade scans! Automatic World 1932-06, 1932-07, 1932-10, 1932-11
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#pinball #slotmachine #gumballmachine #jukebox #arcade #prewar #automaticworld #retroarcade

The Billboard Feb 23, 1935 (DAMAGED)

The Billboard Feb 29, 1936 (DAMAGED)

2 high res scans of The Billboard: 1935-02-23, 1936-02-29
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#retroarcade #pinball #raygun #coinop #prewar #slotmachines #popmusic

Some Really Old Cars Gathered In Glendale Though the Glendale Gathering isn't a concours event it tends to attract a large number of vehicles that have been part of some of the reg...

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#car #cars #prewar #piercearrow #pierce #arrow #carshow #glendale #gathering #blog

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#cardsky | #vintagecards | #prewarcards | #vintage | #prewar | #baseballcards | #collect | #thehobby

Boris Johnson may be gone, but his policies remain w Keir Starmer & Labour:

This is like the #prewar period to WW1&2, where one bad decision leads to the next.

Russia is looking to attack E on land in 2-5y according to intel. US is absent, & UK who keeps an army of 37000, used to be a power, instead of a few new army divisions to signal to Russia its a bad idea, do this.
Who said it feels like the #prewar years before WW2? One bad decision after another.

Unearthing Modern Japan’s Subterranean Networks with the National Diet Library’s (NDL) Full-Text Search System (Part 2): Private Capital and the Financing of Historical SMEs Part 1 can be read here. The Zaibatsu had dominated Japanese business and industry for decades before WWII. They monopolised capital and production, worked closely with the military, had maternal r…

🗃️ Who really financed #Japan’s wartime expansion?🤔

In the second installment of his series, Brian Wong uses tools like NDL database to develop our understanding of wartime business and capital networks. #digitalhumanities #history #prewar #ww2 #japanese

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Some Real Oldies Rolled On Monmouth It's always fun when a car show attracts some very old automobiles, especially pre-war gems. When an event the size of Wheels Back On Monm...

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#car #cars #cord #antique #vintage #prewar #carshow #newport #monmouth #blog

APRIL 27, 1957
ARTIST: Arthur Getz
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#newyorkercovers #newyorker #newyorkermag #illustration #1957 #arthurgetz #getz #prewar #postwar #construction #midcenturymodern #brownstones #highrise #vintageads #bellows #blendedwhiskey #grayflannelsuit

Since it's taco Tuesday : I used to work on classic #bugatti for a couple of years. Here are some rare photos I took in the workshop.

Secret location, spring 2022.

#classic #classiccars #prewar #prewarcars #photo #dailyphoto #leica #lumix #vintage

exploring the arcade in Six By Sondheim (2013) and the Sondheim game collection We were all watching Six by Sondheim and then I had to hit pause when it showed off parts of his game collection.   Six By Sondheim (2013) T...

exploring the arcade in Six By Sondheim (2013) and the Sondheim game collection
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#retroarcade #prewar #bagatelle #bajazzo

The dinosaur #ford #modela #prewar #cars #auto

My first truck #ford #modela #prewar #car #cars #fyp